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He was a Vampire!?
The very motion sounded obsured to him but he was a realist.
That sudden burst of desire at the sight of a human heart had been real and if he was honest with himself, a part of him was distastified with what he consumed and wanted more.
In the past, he would have never have had such a thought especially if he was the one bleeding or somebody else was bleeding.
So if he was a Vampire.
He wanted to know how he had become a Vampire?
How come he couldn't hear the sound of his own heart, beating in his chest?
How could his mind still be active when his heart had shut down?
He decided to go searching for answers, he got up and walked to the door, the smell of blood made his thoat suddenly dry.
However when he walked out of the room, his mind was instantly assulted by hunds of different scents.
He especially found his body moving towards a particular scent and he couldn't make it stop.
He walked down the poshily light corridor, passed people in servant clothes and walked door to door, until he got to one particular door.
He opened it and thing's kind of want black from there.
When he came to, he was in front of a young women with purple hair who had a bit mark on her neck and she looked pale.
He didn't need to be a genius to know what had just done.
He apologised immedinately.
Ch 2: Decedents of food.
"Don't apologise, Master" Said, the women leaving him stunned. "I'm glad that I was chosen to be your next meal. Please come to me any time, if you're ever feeling hungry" she had a smile of pure bliss on her face.
It was truly a blessing to be his meal.
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Eh?
It wasn't everyday that Shikadai was confused.
He didn't ever hear the sound of the door opening up behind him.
"She was delicious wasn't she?" Said, a voice right next to him.
With Ninja reflectes, he turned to find the only member of the family, to look around his age, standing beside him.
"M-Master Itsuki" The women said, bowing.
"I'm going to take him for a bit" Itsuki said, before turning Shikadai and saying. "Or are you still feeding?"
The women hoped yes.
Shakadai hoped no.
"No. I'm finished" Shikadai said, he could see the surprise on the other person face.
"Your interesting" Said, Itsuki. "Follow me" and then he ran out of the room ninja style.
Shikadai wasn't expecting that but he was quick to react and began to chase after him.
And that's when he noticed the enhanced speed, he now had.
He was going way faster then what he deemed possible for his body.
It look's like the stories of Vampires being faster then what a human eye could see, was true.
Wasn't that damn terrifiying?
And even though he was moving at such inhuman speed, his eyes could somehow see through it clearly as if he wasn't moving at all.
Everybody part of his body had been fine tunned for one purpose and one purpose only and that was to hunt Human being's.
He was even afraid to think of his own team running into a Vampire and provoked that person.
Would even his sensei survive?
The thought was terrifying.
And then he came out of the house and was in complete shock.
A part of him expected a very gloomy looking landscape considering what little he could see of the Mansion but in front of him was a bustingly modern day village.
No.
He thought that they were slightly more advanced that Konoha and the village of the Mist.
He jumped from rooftop to roof top before he noticed the person he was following had sat down on one.
He stopped beside him and also sat down.
"It's a beautiful village isn't it?" Itsuki said. "I'm honestly surprised that you didn't go mad and demand to go back to your village"
"I can handle things a lot more than regular people" Shikadai said, he had grow up beside Baruto after all...and it also didn't hurt that he could see a game store not that far from here and they were selling a game, he know shouldn't be out in his village yet. "I just want to know how and why I became a Vampire"
"Interesting. You have got to be the most interesting person. I've come across" Itsuki said, "Well, I'll tell you. The process is actually random"
"Huh?" Shikadai said.
"What makes us all Vampires is something called an 'Esscence'" Itsuki said, "Think of it as something born out of necessarily to keep a lid on the human race. Why do you think there are human's beings who could do some amazing stuff but there are so little of them? Most of the population are civilans. It's a fact that will never change no matter how many years have past. Aren't Ninja's even dying out right now?"
The deceptively looking young boy was talking about the, peace.
The world was different from 20 years ago, Ninja's weren't urgentily needed because of a massive World War breaking out.
Humanity grow stronger because there was a far stronger threat and they eleminated that threat.
However, even he know that there were thing's that Humanity back then could never defeat.
And if a human being was weak and injured then they might as well, lay down and wait for death to come.
Humanity could never truly rule over all thing's.
Some abomination will always been born to step them from achieving it.
"There are 11 esscense in total" Itsuki said, "Each esscense attaches it'self to a human being's soul before they are even born"
"What?" Shakadai said, understandably stunned.
"It's completely undetectable but the results don't lie" Itsuki said, "When a person is attached to an Esscense they are cursed to live short lives. There hasn't been one Vampire in history who had ever made it to 20 in their human lives. The cause of Death is always a Heart attack"
So now he know how he died.
Shikadai could still remember the shear pain from his chest before he blacked out, it was very depressing knowing that he was never going to make it to his 20th birthday.
"And when did you die?" He said.
"Hm?" Itsuki said, "Oh, I think I was 6 when I died. It had been so long." Surprising him. "And if your wondering about my appearance, you'll eventually learn how to change your outer appearance at will. Why do you think any pictures of a Vampire, always have that person looking youthful despite their age?"
"That's true" Shikadai said. "So what happen's when somebody dies?"
"It takes time but the Esscence trap's the person's soul and changes the body" Itsuki said, "It was created to attack Humans. Do you think it would stay quiet in a human being body for very long? When it wakes up it devours the heart, causing your death. It then prepares you for it's true purpose. Unfortunately not many people can handle such a reality of coming back from the dead to haunt the people they once called their best friends and even parents. People do naturally grew up with the motion that eating human beings is wrong"
Unless they grow up in certain environments were they had to eat human flesh to survive.
Shikadai know full well, what a normal person reaction would be if they came across somebody eating another person.
That person would be on the most wanted list.
A human being eating another Human being was taboo.
Only somebody who wanted to die would eat in the open.
"Because it's seen as Taboo. There are is no way that in regular society, the existance of a Vampire would be accepted" Itsuki said.
"Then what is this Village?" Shikadai said, surprising him. "The women who I drank blood from earlier, did not seem horrified, she even thanked me. I can assume that the rest of the Village has this mind set as well."
Her mind-set was abnormal and abnormal behavour is usually develop's in an abnormal environment.
However the people walking around looked normal.
"Do you really want to know what this village is?" Itsuki said, "Can you handle it?" his voice was dead serious.
And Shikadai suddenly got a bad feeling.
But he wanted to know everything.
However, nothing could have prepared him from what he heard next.
"The people down below are human cattle" Itsuki revealed.
"W-What? Shikadai said.
"Their ancestors were brought here by the Vampires from way back" Itsuki said, "I don't know the exact details but back then, some of the members were tired of constantly going out and searching whenever they wanted to feed. So, they kidnapped some human's and kept them in one place so they could drink from them whenever they got hungry."
Of course, none of the Kidnapped Humans had a choice, they were most likely fearing every day.
Shakadai was horrified.
"Even back then, we don't exactly kill human's unless they really push us" Itsuki said, "Those humans who were kidnapped eventually learned to live with it. They produced children and the population grew, generation after generation was produced. Once all the first human's were dead, the generation's after that, did not have those memories or experciences that told them, us drinking blood from them was a bad thing. Nobody actually died from it."
Shakadai could not imagine growing up in a world, where a wound wasn't something to be immediantely patched up immedinately and was given to monster to drink.
"We were only few but they know that we were far above them" Itsuki said. "We were Smarter, Stronger. Faster. We may look similar but we were worlds apart. We, Vampires were the one's who made sure they could eat and sleep without war banging on the door. And due to the knowledge gathered from our long lives. We taught them how to survive. They saw us as their god's. This idology hasn't change in thousands of years."
Leaving Shikadai stunned.
"They actually call us the Crimson eyed god's" Itsuki said. "Like all Viallges they have a Village head but everybody know's that we are still in charge. They think its a blessing to give blood to us and they worship the very ground we walk on. If you murder somebody, that person death would be brushed under the rug as if nothing happened."
"I can get away with murder, just because of the colour of my eyes!?" Shakadai said.
"You can. Do you think there is a human being's out there strong enough to put you to death?" Itsuki said, startling him. "A Vampire body is different then a Humans body. Going for the head or the heart is laughtable. This won't kill a Vampire. You need to go for the core and anybody who is smart would hide it somewhere safe. Nobody in the family will bother to trail you, either"
"Why is that?" Shakadai said.
"It's because we just don't care what you do unless you drag us into it" Itsuki said, "Each of us has gone through at least one human life span and living so long dull's our interest towards everthing. We don't care who you were as a human being. You can be a total asshole and we wouldn't care unless you provoke us. If you wish to die, go on ahead and don't feed. We'll just wait for the next person comes along and fill's your seat."
"Wait. Another person?" Shakadai said.
"Oh, I haven't mentioned it?" Itsuki said, "When a Vampire dies, the process starts all over again. Another person would die in the future from the Esscense that is released when you die and take your place. It's a never ending cycle. The silly human motion that Vampires can be wipped out, is funny."
So if he dyied right now, some kid in the future would die as a result?
Wasn't that just comforting...
"So let me get this straight..." Shakadai said, " I can do whatever I want and you wouldn't care?"
Itsuki nodded.
"And if I were to go back on the streets. I would be treated as God?" Shakadai said, "Would people even give me free stuff?"
"Yeah" Itsuki said, wondering where he was going with this.
"Goodbye" Shakadai said, jumping off the roof top and running all the way to the Game store, the people around him were absolutely shocked to see him especially when they saw his crimson eyes.
Shakadai entered the store and he was in absolute awe.
His eyes widened when he saw shelves of games, that wouldn't come out for at least a week in his old village.
And then he saw the box that housed a console that wasn't supposed to be out in his village for at least 6 months.
"Excuse me" Said a women voice from behind.
A Worker?
He turned around and the women's eyes widened when she saw the colour of his eyes.
They weren't false because a false one wouldn't make her feel a mysterious pull as she gazzed into them almost hypnotic.
He was one of them.
"I live to serve you" the women suddenly said, bowing, surprising the hell out of him. "What would you like to have, Master?"
Her mannism towards him had changed in a flash.
"I don't have any money" Shakadai said.
The women laughted and said. "You don't have to pay, Master. Chose whatever you like"
If it wasn't for his family, she wouldn't have been born.
"Really?" Shakadai said, testing this out "What if I wanted that?" Pointing at the console on display.
"That's not supposed to be sold" The women said, "But if it's you. Our shop would be honoured to give it to you"
Shakadai could not believe it when he was handed the box.
Did he honestily just aqquire a console that nobody else had yet?
Shakadai felt the urge to exploit this.
Baruto did leave a bad influence on him.
#Meanwhile back in the mansion#
"The kid, looks like a keeper" Said, Kise.
"So, now there are 11 of us" Said, Nagota, stuffing his face.
"Our family is complete" Itsuke said.
"Is anybody else hating the fact that the other's Villages have forgotten the fact we even exist?" Chiura Ao said, she was a powerfully build women. "We are more advanced then they are."
"Chiura. Are you actually suggesting that our village be polluted by those filify human's that want to control or destroy everything they touch?" Sanpa said, the main reason why they were so distance because they didn't want to be swamped by people from each village and nation who want to destroy the place.
No matter how much a leader of a village wanted to believe everybody in the village was good, it just wasn't possible.
"Of course not" Chiura said, sounding offended. "I was thinking more along the lines of letting a film crew in here." her words surprised them all. "We turn down a dozen advising requests a year but there is one that keeps appearing. They want to shoot a Tv show about kids trainning to be Ninja's. With a film crew, we can watch over them easily. They would advertise our village for us"
It was good publicity.
None of them realised how big a simple show would become.
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Next chapter, Shikamaru who happens to be shopping for a new wardobe is noticed by the film crew that came from the Village of Wave. They ask if he want's to be on T.V because of his look's. Review/fav and follow!